John studying our subway map. Chloe and John peering into the car ahead. This week our Tot school looked much different; we took it on the road! As a finale to Thankfulness Month, we spent last week in Annapolis, Baltimore…
Photo by StarMama Yesterday I shared about how October is Family Thankfulness Month which also gives us something special to focus on during October when many others are focused on Halloween. We have chosen not to celebrate Halloween. An age…
Photo by Tlindenbaum Our family decided last year that October would be our family’s Thankfulness Month. We’re in Canada and Thanksgiving falls in October for us. The timing is perfect. Thankfulness is something that we believe is imperative to cultivate…
Puzzles We like puzzle! We picked up this neat puzzle from Melissa and Doug a few weeks back. It’s double sided and has 26 (A-Z) homes with 26 creatures. You need to maneuver the creatures into their homes. Chloe…
Our school starts shortly after breakfast with story time. Then we move over to the table and spend some time coloring and drawing; usually something we have learned about in a story that morning. I have a vintage Fisher Price…
View Full Album Last week I shared our curriculum for the year. But honestly? For many {including us}, teaching tots is more about daily life experiences, hands on experiences and learning through play. This week we had the opportunity to…
Today is our first day of school. Chloe is three and John is two. Though she technically wouldn’t start school until 2011 if she were attending public school Pre-K, we decided that we’d start this year anyway. After perusing the…
View Full Album For the first night of Awana earlier this month Chloe, John and I baked cookies. Boy, my little tots were excited. They love making anything at all that involves icing and/or sprinkles. We have ABC alphabet cookie…
It’s kind of rainy today; I’m thankful for that since we need rain but sometimes a little challenging since the littles love to be outside. So, despite the rain {or maybe because of it} we headed out for a walk.…
It has been said that little ones soak up knowledge like sponges and I am constantly amazed at how true this is. As Chloe (3) learns to count, memorize scripture and now learn the books of the New Testament,…